This course is designed to provide homeowners with strategies to better secure their household. Course topics include, door and window locking systems, vulnerabilities of entry areas, good landscaping practices, concepts of exterior lighting, basics of alarm systems, camera systems, tricks to deter criminals, safeguarding valuables and developing home security plans.
Learning Objectives:
- Recognizetypes of exterior doors relative to security
- Recognizethe components of door locking systems
- Identify how landscaping can help / hinder home security
- Identify basic concepts of exterior security lighting
- Recognizethe components and functionality of basic alarm systems
- Identify important aspects of closed circuit television systems (CCTV)
- Identify locations and methods to secure valuables
- Identify methods to deter criminals
- Formulate a home security plan
